OK! Rusted Through roof! Total repaint.

[RDR89]

Honestly, you can’t get a scuff and shoot for that price. Materials are probably half the budget alone.

I honestly don't know how to reply to that. I do not think he is lying to me. I know someone who had a car shot by his shop. No bodywork just shot and cleared for 1,000.

 

[melloelky]

what he was implying was you get what you pay for..in the sense that the materials alone(I'm in the industry as well)combined with even a low labor rate can't be getting a quality job.

 

[08Malibu]

I honestly don't know how to reply to that. I do not think he is lying to me. I know someone who had a car shot by his shop. No bodywork just shot and cleared for 1,000.

If you paid for materials and prep the car I’d probably shoot it for 1k, but I wouldn’t want my name on it. Materials, time, experience, pride in workmanship, they all cost money. I know someone that is looking to get a car painted at a price point. It’s a known vehicle, and I’m looking to go out on my own, so I took a look at it. What he wants to spend I’m not willing to put my name on the job. I’ve heard he found someone to do it for his price. Now either they’re going to work for free, or the car will look like crap. Auto body is extremely labor intensive, and the materials are expensive. So unless you’re doing it yourself with cheap materials, the price is too low and it will look like crap. Those are the facts.

 

[melloelky]

If you paid for materials and prep the car I’d probably shoot it for 1k, but I wouldn’t want my name on it. Materials, time, experience, pride in workmanship, they all cost money. I know someone that is looking to get a car painted at a price point. It’s a known vehicle, and I’m looking to go out on my own, so I took a look at it. What he wants to spend I’m not willing to put my name on the job. I’ve heard he found someone to do it for his price. Now either they’re going to work for free, or the car will look like crap. Auto body is extremely labor intensive, and the materials are expensive. So unless you’re doing it yourself with cheap materials, the price is too low and it will look like crap. Those are the facts.

that happens more often than you'd think. someone will take on the job and lose their shirt just because that particular ride or person has a certain amount of prominence going for them.with the hopes of the reputation paying off down the road.

 

[RDR89]

that happens more often than you'd think. someone will take on the job and lose their shirt just because that particular ride or person has a certain amount of prominence going for them.with the hopes of the reputation paying off down the road.

Well at this point it could hardly look worse.

 

[hayabrusa]

Agree with the above posts, i had a specific body guy to do my car because i knew of his work. quoted 5-6 grand to do the job but when we got into it we ended up closer to 10. I didn't have a issue with it as i know he was opening up a can of worms but if you want it done right it will cost ya!
Now maybe mine was a bit over the top but he completely pulled interior, all the windows etc etc to do a proper color change as well.

 

[RabbitHoleSS]

Id say 1k for the roof replacement isn't a bad number. I'm talking just the metal work.It is alot of work to replace the whole roof skin. Especially if you take into consideration removal of everything. If you don't take the interior out you will likely start a fire.I probably got 15 hrs atleast just in the metal work on my top. Drilling,cutting,welding,grinding the entire time. I took it to a body shop while I was still driving it. He wouldn't even give me a price. Gave me good advice though(fix it myself or drive it as is). Also remember those prices are estimates. They'll go up when the work starts and gremlins are uncovered.I have around 800 in epoxy primer,high build primer, seam sealer, and consumables. Medium quality Materials are expensive. High quality materials are out of my reach. You might look into fixing the roof yourself with patches. Its a good excuse to buy tools.Theres a few threads on here that have covered this exact problem. This is as close to a step by step for your problem as you can get.

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[RDR89]

Id say 1k for the roof replacement isn't a bad number. I'm talking just the metal work.It is alot of work to replace the whole roof skin. Especially if you take into consideration removal of everything. If you don't take the interior out you will likely start a fire.I probably got 15 hrs atleast just in the metal work on my top. Drilling,cutting,welding,grinding the entire time. I took it to a body shop while I was still driving it. He wouldn't even give me a price. Gave me good advice though(fix it myself or drive it as is). Also remember those prices are estimates. They'll go up when the work starts and gremlins are uncovered.I have around 800 in epoxy primer,high build primer, seam sealer, and consumables. Medium quality Materials are expensive. High quality materials are out of my reach. You might look into fixing the roof yourself with patches. Its a good excuse to buy tools.Theres a few threads on here that have covered this exact problem. This is as close to a step by step for your problem as you can get.

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Thanks man. Very appreciated.

 

[08Malibu]

Id say 1k for the roof replacement isn't a bad number. I'm talking just the metal work.It is alot of work to replace the whole roof skin. Especially if you take into consideration removal of everything. If you don't take the interior out you will likely start a fire.I probably got 15 hrs atleast just in the metal work on my top. Drilling,cutting,welding,grinding the entire time. I took it to a body shop while I was still driving it. He wouldn't even give me a price. Gave me good advice though(fix it myself or drive it as is). Also remember those prices are estimates. They'll go up when the work starts and gremlins are uncovered.I have around 800 in epoxy primer,high build primer, seam sealer, and consumables. Medium quality Materials are expensive. High quality materials are out of my reach. You might look into fixing the roof yourself with patches. Its a good excuse to buy tools.Theres a few threads on here that have covered this exact problem. This is as close to a step by step for your problem as you can get.

BUILD THREAD - Project Olds Cool (Recognition!!)

Ok, now onto the current state of affairs. In case you've somehow missed it, I recently decided to bite the bullet and tear the vinyl top off the car. It's been an eyesore and a source of personal contention since day one for me. With the restoration of the wheels complete, I decided I...

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I think $1000 is a low estimate. If the guys work looks good go for it.

 

[RabbitHoleSS]

I think $1000 is a low estimate. If the guys work looks good go for it.

Id trust you more then me for sure and now looking back at doing mine I don't think I would do it for someone else for 1K.